625 The Public’s Perspective on the Amount of Time Surgeons Spend Operating

Abstract Aim As waiting lists for elective surgery grow, there seems to be a disconnect between the public’s expectations on amount of time surgeons spend operating compared with reality. On average, surgeon in NHS spends one day week performing surgery. We aimed investigate perception and what they would desire. Method Members public UK were approached randomly either on-line or in-person complete an anonymised 6-question survey. The questionnaire included demographic details, surgical history, occupational experience healthcare sector, number days believe wish Results 252 members responded survey nationally (150 females, 102 males). 38.5% have working sector 58.5% had past. 83.7% at least 3 [3-4 (43.2%), 5-7 (40.5%)]. 45.7% respondents want their operate per week. Conclusions appears overestimate that unrealistic how much operate.